Abstract

The ABS East 2018 conference at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach attracted roughly 4,900 attendees, including more than 2,100 issuers and investors. The conference started on Sunday, September 23, and ran through Tuesday, September 25. Events and sessions drew strong attendance, and the overall mood was strongly positive. The report covers 17 sessions from the event, including the general sessions on the overview of the market, regulatory reform, and replacing LIBOR. Coverage also includes the traders’ and researchers’ roundtable and multiple sessions on residential MBS and CLOs, as well as sessions on blockchain technology, FICO scores, consumer ABS, student loan ABS, and equipment finance.